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Saturday, 4 October 2014

Dutch East Indiaman Loverendaal bound for the Dutch East Indies in 1743

She left on 30 March 1743 Rammekens, province Zealand, Netherlands with as captain Kornelis Mangelaar, visited Cape of Good Hope, South Africa between 12 August-21 September and arrived at Batavia, Dutch East Indies20 December. Her crew numbered 110 (arrival)-140 (departure) sailors and further more 67 (arrival)-72 (departure) soldiers. Laid up at Batavia on 13 December 1751. Of the E.I.C.-chamber Zealand, on stocks by Hendrik Raas at E.I.C-yard at Middelburg, Netherlands on 30 April 1737, launched on 24 September, dimensions 145 x ? x ?

Sources
J.R. Bruijn, F.S. Gaastra and I. Schöffer. Dutch-Asiatic Shipping in the 17th and 18th Centuries. Vol II. Outward-bound voyages from the Netherlands to Asia and the Cape 1595-1794. The Hague, 1979.
Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde oost-indische compagnie der vereenigde Nederlanden ter kamer van Zeeland. Middelburg, 1759.
Archive V.O.C. 1602-1811 inv.no. 11048. Kort gevat Jaarboek van de Edele Geoctroyeerde Oost-Indische Compagnie tec. Christiaan Sigismund Matthaeus, Jan Dane, Middelburg, 1759.
F.W. van Stapel. Beschrijving van de O.I. Compagnie.
Collectie Hudde 1627-1697 no. 21 (National Archive at The Hague).